Suzuki reveals more photos of new Swift hatchback

Suzuki Motor Corp. has released a fresh batch of photos (see gallery below) to rouse the market's appetite for the new Swift hatchback.

The new Suzuki Swift will be released in the United Kingdom in a few months but since the hatchback is the Japanese carmaker's "latest world strategic model," it may also find its way to the Philippine market soon.

Here are more details about the new Swift:

"Extensive use of higher strength steel makes the new car lighter and stiffer than before as well as offering refinement in underbody design. The latest body structure has also helped improve impact safety for pedestrians as well as occupants.

Variable gear ratio steering, increased track and larger diameter wheels with lower profile tyres allow for even better handling than the highly acclaimed outgoing Swift that first went on sale five years ago.

New Swift has grown in length (+90mm) with a 50mm increase in wheelbase and a slight increase in height of 10mm.

For the powertrain; a new 1.2-litre petrol engine incorporating Dual VVT (Variable intake and exhaust valve timing) is utilised which produces 94PS at 6,000rpm, slightly more than the outgoing 1.3-litre unit. Torque is also improved to 118Nm at 4,800rpm.

Fuel consumption on the combined cycle is now 56.5mpg for the manual transmission model, an improvement of 7.8mpg over the previous 1.3-litre unit.

A 1.3-litre diesel engine is planned for UK introduction in early 2011; this engine emits 109g/km (down from 119g/km) and has an impressive combined fuel consumption of 67.3mpg, an improvement on the already highly credible 62.8mpg from the outgoing Swift DDiS." - Suzuki Motor Corp.